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i know another fellow that makes them into piggy banks. he cuts a hole in the top, a hole in the bottom, puts legs on it, and then paints it and calls it art. he was selling them for 15 dollars each. if your good with metal you coould do this too.

i know another fellow that makes them into piggy banks. he cuts a hole in the top, a hole in the bottom, puts legs on it, and then paints it and calls it art. he was selling them for 15 dollars each. if your good with metal you coould do this too.

HehHeh . . . maybe it's just me, but I know if I started to cut into a propane cylinder I know that no matter what I had done somehow there would be some residue propane in it and you guys would be hearing about me in the news.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."

HehHeh . . . maybe it's just me, but I know if I started to cut into a propane cylinder I know that no matter what I had done somehow there would be some residue propane in it and you guys would be hearing about me in the news.

We had a "call" involving an O2 cylinder. The unfortunate person castrated himself and lost a leg when it exploded. (Was making a windchime) Interesting call from my perspective but extremely unfortunate for the individual. I would NEVER recommend cutting into a pressurized cylinder of any type. Like a firearm, ALWAYS assume it's loaded (pressurized and treat it as such). Propane is low pressure but comes with its obvious dangers...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.~~Albert Einstein

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Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.- Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)

The campground I just started working at doesn't recycle them, people just toss them into the dumpster and the rubbish company hauls everything away.

Probably worse than that, no cans or bottles are recycled and there are no containers to do so. We aren't allowed to pick them out and I see more returnable money get tossed away than my minimum part time wage pays me.

I found this on the Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management site.

What Can I Do With My Old Propane Tank?

The valves on gas grill propane cylinders have been redesigned to increase safety. Because of this redesign, you may find yourself with a propane cylinder that can't be refilled. Rather than chuck it out on the back 40 where it can cause environmental contamination, try these options.

Call local propane dealers to see if they offer a valve replacement or tank recycling service. Look in the Yellow Pages under "Gas –Propane" for propane dealers near you.

If your local propane dealer won't take them, check with your town office or solid waste facility to find out what arrangements they have for their residents to get rid of old tanks. Towns are working with propane dealers, cylinder recyclers, and scrap metal dealers to get the lowest price possible for getting tanks recycled.

Did you see them try that on Mythbusters? They shot several rounds into a full propane tank, but it never exploded. They tried armor piercing rounds, which did puncture the tank which releases a big ball of gas, but no flame. Eventually, they shot a bunch of incendiary rounds from a gatlin gun at it and it finally when up in a huge ball of flame.